Foreign
Residency
Cedula
Can
Now
Be
Renewed
At
Post
Office
Foreign
residents
in
Costa
Rica
will
now
be
able
to
renew
their
residency
cedula
with
less
headaches
and
faster
with
the
introduction
of
the
"Ventanillas
Electrónicas
de
Servicios
(VES)",
a
join
program
by
the
immigration
service
and
the
post
office.

The
government
launched
the
VES
on
Thursday,
saying
the
system
will
facilitate
immigration
procedures
and
that
services
like
residency
renewal
can
now
be
done
at
selected Correos
de
Costa
Rica
(post
office),
eliminating
the
visit
to
the
Dirección
General
de
Migración
y
Extranjería
(immigration)
central
offices
in
La
Uruca.

Once
the
program
is
fully
operations
across
the
country,
the
change
will
eliminate
travelling
to
San
José
and
associated
costs,
like
transportation,
accommodations,
meals,
etc

In
the
first
phase
of
the
program
there
are
12
post
offices
processing
the
renewals,
they
are
the:
San
José
(Correo
Central),
Zapote,
Desamparados,
Escazú,
Guadalupe,
Pavas,
Tibás,
Curridabat,
San
Pedro,
Y
Griega,
Santa
Ana
and
Alajuela
locations

Before
the
end
of
the
year,
the
government
promises
that
a
total
of
60
post
offices
across
the
country
will
be
part
of
the VES
where
foreign
residents
can
obtain
their
DIMEX
residency
card.

Presidenta
Laura
Chinchilla,
taking
part
in
Thursday's
ceremony,
said
that
agreements
with
other
government
agencies
and
ministries
to
include
online
procession
for
worker
pensions,
the
apostille
and
permits
to
carry
firearms
and
use
of
explosives.